NCR to Offer NCD's WinCenter Multi-User Windows NT Software
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1997--NCR and Network Computing Devices Inc.
(NASDAQ:NCDI) announced an agreement by which NCR will offer NCD's WinCenter multi-user Windows NT software on NCR server systems.
In announcing the agreement, Bob Gilbertson, NCD's president and CEO said, ``Beyond our delight in working with NCR, we are particularly pleased that the thin client computing model is gaining support from another major player in the computer industry.
``With WinCenter software on NCR's powerful servers, users will be able to access Windows applications quickly and efficiently from any desktop, and the enterprise will enjoy the low cost of ownership that is characteristic of thin client computing.''
WinCenter software is a multi-user version of Windows NT installed on networked servers; it can be accessed from thin clients, PCs and UNIX workstations anywhere on the network, providing high performance, ease of support and low cost of ownership for desktop devices.
``The addition of WinCenter to our product offerings gives companies employing NCR servers a powerful and flexible capability to deliver Windows applications to any desktop,'' said Mike Denny, vice president of product marketing for NCR's Computer Systems Group. ``We are pleased to be delivering this well-established thin client technology to our customers.''
Founded in 1988, Network Computing Devices Inc. provides thin client hardware and software that delivers simultaneous, high-performance, easy-to-manage access to any application from thin client, UNIX and PC
desktops. NCD's products include the Explora family of thin clients, WinCenter multi-user Windows NT server software and PC-Xware software that delivers PC access to UNIX and multi-user Windows NT.
Over 400,000 NCD thin clients are installed with over 2 billion hours of operation. NCD's technology is incorporated into products sold by companies such as IBM, Sun and Novell. Network Computing Devices can
be reached on the Internet at www.ncd.com . |
